big life; small space

Hi everyone. Long-time no write! Most of my social media activity is now happeing on Tumblr (lettersfromtitan), Twitter (racheline_m), Instagram (rachelinem), and my blog with Erin McRae about our romance writing, Avian30.com.

The other big news is that I am the producer of and one of the writers on season 1 of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial that is a prequel to Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint. Ellen, along with Malinda Lo, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, and myself have created a series about the the rise of Diane, Duchess Tremontaine. The series also features Kaab, a foreign spy who is part of the city's merchant class; Micah, a farm girl who really, really likes math; and Rafe, a scholar who wants to change the world and irritate as many people as possible while doing it.

Swords, chocolate, and (generally quite queer) sex abound.

The first episode is free in both ebook and audio format. This week we're up to episode 4, but there's plenty of time to catch up, and you can go at your own pace.

The best place to subscribe is SerialBox.com where you get the ebook and audio versions of each episode for just $1.59 per week. Or you can buy the audio and ebook separately wherever you normally do those things on the Internet.

I'm behind on everything (really, just go to Avian30.com), but Erin and I were lucky enough to have Heroes & Heartbreakers share an exclusive excerpt from Starling today.

5 more days!

http://avian30.com/2014/07/23/the-awesome-women-of-love-in-los-angeles-part-2-carly-amadahy/

http://avian30.com/2014/07/25/did-the-thing-july-accomplishment-round-up/ (this is where you brag and I whine about July)

http://avian30.com/2014/07/26/guest-post-writing-as-art-or-why-not-to-draw-the-perfect-nose/

http://avian30.com/2014/07/27/story-process-sunday-scheduling/




He’s been coming here a lot in the last year.
The beach is one of the only places he doesn’t get recognized,
if only because he appears to be one more pretty kid in a stupid beanie nursing unlikely dreams.

Fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. On September 10, discover the truth.

Starling by Racheline Maltese and Erin McRae. From Torquere Press in ebook and paperback.

http://avian30.com/2014/07/07/we-believe-that-we-will-do-the-thing/

http://avian30.com/2014/07/08/starling-story-molecule-at-the-snarkology-today/

http://avian30.com/2014/07/05/totally-bounds-new-imprint-vegas-hustle/ (promoting other people's stuff)

http://www.romanceatrandom.com/true-blood-episode-three/ -- "Back in Los Angeles, Sarah goes to get a post-coital bottle of wine out of the cellar while her guru draws them a foaming ayurvedic bath. Trust me, I hate myself for writing that sentence as much as you hate yourself for reading it."

http://avian30.com/2014/06/23/do-the-thing-trust-part-2/

http://www.romanceatrandom.com/true-blood-episode-one/ (Please note, there’s a description of a narrative about homophobic violence in the episode, which is described in the recap and includes an edited-version of a slur used in a qutoation.)

http://avian30.com/2014/06/19/summer-lovin-blog-hop-rec-your-romances-win-some-stuff/

http://www.romanceatrandom.com/weekend-viewing-true-blood-season-7-premiere/

The They Do anthologies and stories are now out from Torquere Press!

Lake Effect

$2.49

by Racheline Maltese & Erin McRae

When Kyle and Daniel return to their hometown to get married, they find themselves facing an obstacle course of family drama and small-town misadventure in their quest to make it down the aisle.

Misbehaving relatives and a reformed high school bully, along with an ill-advised hookup in the wedding party and a weird late-night meal with a cabbie and his ex-wife, leave the happy couple doubting whether they want to get married at all. But a hot quickie before their walk down the aisle helps remind them that the most important part of getting married is being married.

They Do M/M Anthology

$4.99

edited by Elizabeth L. Brooks with stories by M. Durango, Lynn Townsend, Genna Donaghy, Lazuli Jones, Racheline Maltese & Erin McRae, Sean Michael, Berengaria Brown

There’s nothing like a wedding to make things interesting, for the grooms, the wedding party, the family, the friends, and even the caterer!

Sean Michael’s Hammer Club favorites Billy and Montana are back in “Put a Ring On It”, a tale that begins with the celebration of their best friends’ first anniversary. In “Building Us,” by Lynn Townsend, Eric and Temple discover that, for want of a nail, a ring is lost. In “Hold Your Peace” by Lazuli Jones, Terrence’s best friend (and best man) Michael makes a confession hours before Terrence’s wedding. In “Tony’s Tiara” by Berengaria Brown, Tony’s sister’s wedding is a neverending saga of disasters, but Josh is there to support Tony through them all.

In “Having His Cake” by Genna Donaghy, Matty Strauss is about to cater the biggest wedding in his career, but the last thing he expects is for the groom to be his former one night stand. In “Always a Groomsman” by M. Durango, best men Doug and Garth have to keep a wedding-day disaster at bay. In “Lake Effect” by Erin McRae and Racheline Maltese, Kyle and Daniel return to their hometown to get married only to find themselves facing an obstacle course of family drama and small-town misadventure in their quest to make it down the aisle.

They Do F/F Anthology

$3.99

edited by Elizabeth L. Brooks with stories by Vrai Kaiser, Alexandra Vaughn, Jessica Chase

They say a marriage tak
es work, but for these brides, getting to the altar may be the hardest part.

In “Frayed” by Alexandra Vaughn, Esther Goodwin’s first encounter with another girl ends almost as soon as it begins and it is several years before she allows herself to believe in love again. In “12,000 Hour Day” by Vrai Kaiser, Devon couldn’t be happier about the thought of being married to Sarah — it’s the planning she’s not sure she’ll survive! In “Her Dream Day”, by J. Chase, it’s the day before Alex and Sophia’s wedding, when the venue cancels, ruining their plans.

No matter which option you choose, remember to use the discount code PRIDE at checkout for 20% off everything in your cart (that code will be good through the end of June).

The anthologies will be available at major ebook retailers (they are already up on Amazon) as everyone's databases get updated, but that discount code won’t work there.

If you read any of these stories, please leave a review at your favorite website (e.g., Goodreads, Amazon, etc.) as reviews help authors convince more people to try their work.